Grace O’Malley launching in May with aim of achieving €6m in revenues within five years

Stunning scenery, water sports and Star Wars – the 2,500km route has a lot to offer

Bracing outdoor pursuits, vibrant nightlife and showstopping restaurants make for one of the most lively weekend breaks in the country

Knock Airport is now a thriving regional hub, and business is the holy grail

Clinical and morbid obesity nearly double in schools serving poor areas, Dáil committee told

They smashed stereotypes, changed Ireland – yet many are forgotten by history

New self-guided tours take in lives of our chieftains, kings and pirate queens

Boosting your stores of brown fat can help to keep you trim

Bray Air Display among 14 winners announced at Irish Tourism Industry Awards

Historic property offered for €10m after Browne family got into financial difficulty

Island ‘clearly of major military and economic importance’ during Middle Ages

If you like to commune with the ghosts of the famous in haunting surroundings, Ireland has enough burial places to last you a lifetime

Birdwatching among activities that helped secure prize

John Colbert, one half of Black Bank Folk with Jimmy Sheeran, is a grandnephew of executed leader Con Colbert, but their album focuses on smaller stories

Heritage Council urges action to ensure Browne family can continue to run the house

Nama and Mayo County Council are in negotiation over future of historic house

Historic Mayo property on sale after a long battle by Browne family to retain ownership

Browne family have ‘reluctantly’ decided to put Co Mayo tourist site on the market

Mayo County Council’s ability to secure estate after Nama withdrawal is in doubt

Negotiations still at early stage, according to Minister of State for Tourism Michael Ring

The 380 acre estate’s €10m debts are being sold by Nama, leaving its future in doubt

Study reveals historic house creates millions in indirect investment in western region

16th century structure on Ballynahinch Castle Hotel estate owned by Denis O’Brien

‘Ireland and Me’: Eimear Kelly, Vancouver, Canada

Jeremy Altamont: June 4th, 1939 - July 13th, 2014

Rock, comedy and some fine food were cornerstones of the third annual event

Deer Park sets up course with 21in cups for those who want to bend it like Bubba

Temple Street hospital’s W82GO plan is a healthy lifestyle programme that treats children together with their families

Regarded as a national treasure, historic Westport House has faced many challenges through the years. ‘It’s been a struggle, I don’t think we’ve ever been a family to deny that . . . money has been a big issue,’ say the owners who have seen the business grow 60 per cent in the past four years

Midden sites among coastal features damaged from Kerry to Donegal